As digitization transforms how organizations operate, it is changing how the network operates in profound ways as well. As significant as the move from analog to digital, it is a shift away from hardware to virtual functionality. The speed of this change should not...
Over the last decade, we have experienced rapid growth of broadband access to both consumers and businesses. This growth of broadband services is being driven by multiple factors, namely:
1. The fast deployment of public and private Cloud systems increasing number of over-the-top (OTT) service providers...
SMS engagement rates are over 94%, dwarfing those of most other communication channels. The personal, direct nature of SMS makes text messages nearly impossible to ignore. Think about it: when was the last time you ignored an SMS? You may have 1,136 unread emails...
I love it when a plan comes together
Some of us are old enough to remember the actual origins of that phrase, now an ever-popular Internet meme. In one of the most famous lines from the mid-1980’s television show, “The A-Team”, starring “Dancing with the...
Data traffic is expected to grow sevenfold by 2021 according to the latest Cisco Visual Networking Index (VNI) report, driven by the continued increase in the number of smartphone users, widespread use of mobile applications, network speed improvements, massive mobile video consumption, and internet...
Mobile manufacturers around the world have nearly doubled device storage capacity on an annual basis as high-end smartphones now offer more capacity (256GB) than some laptops. As consumers capture and access significantly more of their photo and video memories enabled by these higher capacities,...
Let’s face it, texting is simple, concise and compatible with virtually every mobile device, operating system and wireless carrier. This makes it extremely accessible when an employee wants to communicate with their colleagues, customers, or prospects in a time-crunched, connected society.
In fact, according to...
Boosted by early adoption from carriers such as AT&T, Telefónica and China Mobile, communications service providers (CSPs) are beginning to ramp up their investments in NFV/SDN initiatives. The market has seen its fair share of ups and downs, but now seems to be moving...
This change in the carriers’ strategies needs to be taken into consideration for any company that plans to deploy tablets or smartphones to their workforce.
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The very software technology that’s threatening the incumbents is also providing a solution that may ensure their survival.
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The 5G ecosystem will require greater collaboration between providers and users and more flexibility on billing options.
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Amdocs’ Jeff Barak looks at the real-world link between Intel’s planned acquisition of Mobileye and Levi’s fashionable new connected jacket.
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Will the promise of 5G get bogged down in cost concerns over necessary test and measurement advances?
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The combination of 5G technologies and millimeter wave spectrum could prove a compelling alternative to fiber in providing gigabit internet speeds.
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Operators looking to unlock the true potential of SDN and NFV need to focus on OSS and BSS integration.
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Three ways a utility benefits from reliable communications – and 10 must-haves when selecting a network.
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What role are digital OSS platforms set to play for telecommunication providers as they move down the road of software-based virtualization deployments?
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The evolution of the public safety sector is set to impact smart city initiatives, though partnerships could ease the transition.
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2017 started with a near-death experience for community-owned broadband network customers in Virginia. Under the guise of a benevolent-sounding Virginia Broadband Deployment Act, a zealous state legislator’s bill would have terminated current and future municipal networks statewide.
A coalition of national and local community broadband...
The Mobile World Congress question: Is it better to go visit people on their stands and filter their undiluted marketing, or to sit in your meeting room like the Sybil and hear truth in the distillations of others? Being hopelessly overbooked the whole week, mine...
Kentik looks at how telecom operators can use big data in their DDoS security platforms.
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Improved CEM, disaster recovery, business continuity, scalability and cost cited as reasons to move a contact center to the cloud.
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Gemalto looks at five scenarios regarding IoT device security that need to be addressed.
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Telecom networks operate in two different planes: the user plane and the control plane. The user plane – also known as the “bearer” plane – is where all user data (voice, data, video) is carried. The networks manage user sessions and authenticate devices and...
